Category: Government

Messages from various levels of government.

Pontiac Depaving Park Expansion Update

Seen in councillor Jeff Leiper’s Kitchissippi Ward Newsletter #88:

Pontiac Street partial closure update

It has been a bit of a slog to accomplish the street closure for a portion of Pontiac that we’ve been seeking since last fall. There were some outstanding questions about drainage from staff that we believe we’ve now worked through, and we expect to put jersey barriers in place as a first phase of closure relatively soon. In response to a community request, we’re delaying that until the end of the school year in order to minimize disruption to school buses and drop-off. The background to the closure is here. We’ve yet to figure out a timetable for de-paving, but are working on it!

FCA Transportation Master Plan Workshop & Survey – April 8

Original at http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a27879f3aba0015f3fdd0f6be&id=858b60840f or at http://fca-fac.ca/2017/03/fca-transportation-workshop-and-survey/

FCA-FAC Transportation Master Plan: Workshop & Survey

Dear FCA members:

WORKSHOP: The City of Ottawa’s current Transportation Master Plan (TMP) is the City’s blueprint for planning, developing and operating its walking, cycling, public transit and road networks for the next two decades. It was approved in 2013, based on 2006 census information, 2011 traffic data, background reports and public consultation. It contains targets and strategies regarding walking, cycling, transit and vehicles for 2031 (to access the TMP go to http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/planning-and-development/official-plan-and-master-plans/transportation-master-plan). The City originally intended to update the TMP for 2018, but now does not expect to begin the process to update the TMP until 2021.

But time does not stand still – assumptions change, new data becomes available, and a new TMP is needed. On Saturday April 8, 2017 (8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. @ Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Rd.) the FCA Transportation Committee will hold a half-day workshop on building a new Transportation Master Plan for our city. Please see the attached Agenda or click on it here:
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Paint it Up!

Also see http://www.crimepreventionottawa.ca/en/initiatives/paint-it-up


From: CPO-PCO <cpo-pco@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 8:52 AM
Subject: Paint it Up! / À vos pinceaux !

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Paint it Up!

Funding is available for outdoor mural art projects that support graffiti prevention, youth empowerment, community safety and the beautification of Ottawa neighbourhoods.
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Kitchissippi Ward Forum – April 12

From: “Mitchell, Fiona” <Fiona.Mitchell@ottawa.ca>
Date: March 27, 2017 at 4:27 PM
Subject: Kitchissippi Ward Forum – Wednesday, April 12, 2017 6:00-9:00pm. Churchill Seniors Centre (Upper town hall)

Good afternoon!

I hope this finds you all well!

We seem to have entered a very busy period in Kitchissippi Ward, and I’m sure you all have your hands full with various development applications, anticipating the summer infrastructure projects, or polishing off those festival or community event details! We invite you to take a pause from the day to day to come and connect with your community.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017
6:00 – 8:00pm
Churchill Seniors Centre – Upper town hall (345 Richmond Rd)

Featuring special guest Rob Wilkinson with Safer Roads Ottawa as well as Jeopardy winner Grant McSheffrey, who will tell us about his time on the show. As well, Jeff, Grant & Dave Allston will go head to head in a mini Jeopardy round filled with Kitchissippi-related trivia. As always, we will have community association and BIA updates as well as updates from Jeff and our office, and opportunities to connect and discuss issues more in-depth.
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LRT Bus Detour Meeting – April 4

From http://www.kitchissippiward.ca/content/public-information-session-april-4-lrt-scott-street-detours

Also see https://www.facebook.com/KitchissippiWard/ where there will be a live video stream of the city presentations and Q&A on Facebook starting at 7pm.

The Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Road, will host a public information session April 4 so we can learn more about the temporary Scott Street detours coming as part of construction of Phase 2 of the LRT.

At the session, which starts at 6pm, city staff will show the preliminary plans for Scott Street between Tunney’s Pasture and Dominion Station including a temporary Scott Street extension to the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway that will run between the Transitway and Workman Avenue. We’ll also hear more about a temporary bridge over the Transitway near Roosevelt Avenue and intersection improvements at Scott Street and Lanark Avenue/Island Park Drive.
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Rosemount Library Update

From: Emily Addison <emilyladdison@gmail.com>
Date: March 23, 2017 at 3:01 PM
Subject: READ Rosemount annual report — for community associations

Dear Community Association Presidents and READ Representatives,

Attached is the READ Rosemount annual report. It describes all of the work that we did in 2016.


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Environmental Projects Grant Deadline – March 31

From: CEPGP <CEPGP@ottawa.ca>
Sent: Tue, Feb 28, 2017 6:02 pm
Subject: City of Ottawa Community Environmental Projects Grant Program March 31 Deadline / Programme de subventions aux projets communautaires liés à l’environnement de la Ville la date limite est le 31 mars

Deadline for the City’s Community Environmental Projects Grant Program is March 31, 2017

Are you looking for an opportunity to put your environmental ideas into action? The City of Ottawa is now accepting applications for the 2017 Community Environmental Projects Grant Program (CEPGP).
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Plan Your Parks – March 2

The city wants to know how you want to spend cash-in-lieu-of-parkland money from developers on our park. The background information is at https://kitchissippiward.ca/content/plan-your-parks-kitchissippi-parks-participatory-plan and the information about the different consultation sessions is at https://kitchissippiward.ca/content/plan-your-parks-kitchissippi-parks-participatory-plan-consultation.

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A 3rd round session (deciding which project ideas are important and their funding priorities) will be held at our fieldhouse (149 Cowley Avenue) on Thursday March 2nd, 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

Plan Your Parks Poster.jpeg

Winter Overnight Parking Ban in Effect

Special Advisory: Winter overnight parking ban in effect
February 12, 2017
Announcements and Events

Due to weather conditions, a winter overnight parking ban is in effect tonight between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. across Ottawa. This overnight parking ban will remain in effect until the City announces it has been lifted.

During an overnight parking ban, residents are reminded that there is no parking on city streets so that crews can plow easily and effectively. Vehicles parked on the street during an overnight parking ban may be ticketed and towed. On-street parking permit holders are exempt from this restriction. Non permit holders can avoid fines by not parking on the street overnight.

[ Remainder of text at http://ottawa.ca/en/news/special-advisory-winter-overnight-parking-ban-effect-4 ]